Superettan 2010
Assyriska FF - Jönköpings Södra IF (0 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2010
Match start: 2010-08-19 at 19:00
Venue: Södertälje Fotbollsarena
Attendance: 1,879
Assyriska FF and Jönköpings Södra IF played a tough match where both teams displayed great fighting spirit. Despite several good goal-scoring opportunities for both teams, the goalkeepers stood firm against most of the attempts aimed at them.
The match started with a high tempo, and already in the first minute, Assyriska FF had a good chance that was expertly saved by Jönköpings Södra's goalkeeper. This made the spectators at Södertälje Fotbollsarena raise their eyebrows and wonder if it would be a high-scoring match.
However, both teams fought hard and were strong in defense. In the second half, the match continued in the same vein, with several goal opportunities from both sides, but neither could find the back of the net.
Assyriska brought in Richard Jansson and Nahir Besara at halftime and Marco Kotilainen later in the match. But despite the three substitutions meant to give the team extra energy and to score goals, it was still not enough to penetrate Jönköpings Södra's defense.
Jönköpings Södra made substitutions with Robert Walker, Fredric Fendrich, and Daryl Smylie during the match, but were unable to break through the opponents' defense.
The match ended 0-0, a fair point-sharing as both teams fought hard but failed to score. Referee Martin Strömbergsson officiated a well-conducted match, and it was clear that both Assyriska FF and Jönköpings Södra IF wanted to win on home turf. The record attendance of 1,879 people also highlights the strong interest in football in Södertälje.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)